Loaded oatmeal cookie energy bites are a quick and healthy portable snack option that satisfies every craving! Just as the name suggests, they’re “loaded” with ingredients that are both delicious and nutrient-dense.

Oh my goodness these are delicious. I know I tend to get overly excited about all of my recipes (I only post things I personally love and eat) but these are on another level. Seriously.

I mean, can you really go wrong with ingredients like this?

ingredients for loaded oatmeal cookie energy bites separated in lines

Since having a baby I’m all about the one-handed, nutrient-dense snacks. Whether it’s homemade granola bars, muffins/quick breads or some sort of oatmeal energy bites like these, I always need something that I can easily grab between nursing sessions. Especially in the middle of the night when snacks serve two purposes – keeping hunger at bay and keeping me awake!

Oatmeal energy bites are essentially oats mixed with your favorite nuts/seeds, dried fruit, etc. which is held together with a mix of nut butter and sweetener. The flavor possibilities are endless.

This loaded oatmeal cookie version has quickly become a regular in my rotation because I can’t get enough of the sweet/salty combination and they are so satisfying to eat. Like a cookie, but with way more substance.

As a bonus, these come together fast. You don’t have to chill the mixture before rolling like you do with similar recipes. It’s also easy to scale if you want to make a big batch and freeze half for later. Trust me when I say the “freezer” batch won’t stay in there for long though.

oats chocolate chips raisins coconut and hemp hearts in a bowl

Ingredients

I keep a well-stocked supply of nuts, seeds and dried fruit in my pantry. Feel free to sub your personal favorite ingredients if you don’t have all of these things on hand.

Old-fashioned rolled oats
Golden raisins (I prefer the flavor and texture of these over regular raisins)
Chocolate chips (I use a mix of white and semi-sweet and loved this combo)
Crushed pretzels, pretzel thins, or even peanut butter stuffed pretzels. YES.
Hemp hearts (can sub chia or flax)
Finely shredded unsweetened coconut
Peanut butter (try almond, cashew or sunflower to mix it up)
Honey
Cinnamon
Vanilla extract

big bowl of oats with pool of peanut butter on top

These really couldn’t be simpler. While I used to mix these by hand, I pretty much exclusively use the food processor to make oatmeal balls now and let me tell you, there’s no going back. It chops while it mixes and just speeds things up so much.

Hello, beautiful.

Do you love oatmeal bites too? If so, what flavor combination is your personal favorite?